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Joint police initiative targets drug dealers in Kamloops
Police have made several arrests and seized weapons, drugs and cash as part of an…
Dealer gets six years jail for sophisticated Vernon drug trafficking operation
A Vancouver Island man, who was living in a luxury lakeside Vernon apartment and dealing…
Man could be jailed for 8 years for drug trafficking at luxury lakeside Vernon condo
A 28-year-old Vancouver Island man found to have had a kilogram of cocaine in his…
Vernon woman’s ‘mid-level’ fentanyl dealing nets her 3 years jail
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Allan Betton said he "admired and respected" the steps that Selina…
Vernon woman convicted for ‘mid-level’ fentanyl dealing
A Vernon woman that managed a dial-a-dope operation and was a "mid-level" drug dealer appeared…
No jail for low-level Vernon carfentanil dealer
A Vernon judge decided not to send a woman caught selling potentially deadly drugs fentanyl…
Okanagan man busted for trafficking carfentanil
An Okanagan man with a lengthy history of stealing cars and dealing drugs has been…
Vernon man charged with drug dealing after SUV seized due to hit and run
A 29-year-old Vernon man has been charged with drug trafficking following an incident where his…
B.C. ‘compassion club’ owner finally has cannabis trafficking sentence overturned
In a sign of the changing times, a B.C. Court has sided with a cannabis…
Vernon judge tells fentanyl dealer ‘don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time’
A 23-year-old fentanyl dealer will spend 18-months behind bars after Judge Jeremy Guild told him…
North Okanagan RCMP raids lead to arrests of suspected high level drug dealers
Vernon RCMP have arrested four people believed to have been supplying drugs to dealers across…
Vernon man charged with heroin dealing skips bail, lives quiet life in Lake Country for five years
VERNON – A Lake Country man charged with dealing heroin in 2014 appeared in a…
Vernon cops bust suspected fentanyl dealer in raid on ‘problem property’
VERNON – A North Okanagan woman has been charged with drug trafficking after police raided…
Undercover Kelowna sting nabs man on one count of trafficking fentanyl
KELOWNA – An undercover sting operation nearly two years ago has finally resulted in the…
String of North Okanagan drug raids uncover large quantity of fentanyl
VERNON – Police have arrested five suspected drug dealers believed to be responsible for bringing…
Gun, drugs and a score sheet found in fire-gutted Vernon townhouse
VERNON – There was more going on at a Vernon condo than just arson. One…
Kamloops drug dealer given lesser sentence after judge imposes ‘illegal’ conditions
KAMLOOPS – It's been months since a Kamloops dial-a-dope manager avoided jail time and a…
Residents congregate on Facebook to stop neighbourhood drug activity
PENTICTON - Residents have taken their concerns about alleged drug activity at a house in Penticton to Facebook, creating a page where members of the community can discuss the problem that often draws police attention, but has yet to be resolved. Handfuls of residents have posted to the Facebook page “Shut down the crack house”...
Trial begins for resort owner suspected of drug dealing
KAMLOOPS - Today was the first day of a jury trial in Kamloops Supreme Court for a resort owner suspected of dealing drugs out of his home near Cache Creek. Gerald Burgess, 64, owner of Loon Lake Resort was charged with nine counts of possessing prescription medication and cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, along...